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Smoking and drinking genetics update: MAOA is methylated

June 3, 2008
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Smoking and drinking genetics update: MAOA is methylated

I’ve been suspicious that most behavior is going to be non-Mendelian as far as genetic influences, (see here and here, and here for example) so here’s another study – this one by Philibert et al. – reporting that methylation dials down a gene linked to behavior — in women who smoke and drink. The...

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